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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[GDC08: Abandon Interactive's Freaky Creatures]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/at-a-glance/" rel="tag">At a glance</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mobile/" rel="tag">Mobile</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-hands-on/" rel="tag">Massively Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/massively-event-coverage/" rel="tag">Massively Event Coverage</a></p><div align="center"><a style="" href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/651688/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/02/425freakycreatures-2008-02-13-11-13-29-48.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<br /> <span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playable_web_games/New_MMO_called_Freaky_Creatures_could_be_the_new_Pokemon'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>Today (and by 'today', of course, I'm talking 'earlier Tuesday', whereas for many of you reading this as it goes live, it'll be Wednesday already) I saw a vibrant new MMO called <em>Freaky Creatures</em>. By the end of my session with the creative team, I said this, and I quote: "You guys will hear this a lot from now on, so let me be the first: this is like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon">Pok&eacute;mon</a>, but far, far cooler."<br /><br />And it is. <em>Freaky Creatures</em> has a lot going for it, and it sounds like they're getting it all right. Given that the game has been in development for over 5 years now, Abandon Interactive has had the advantage of watching many an MMO rise and fall, and they're making sure they don't make the same mistakes. Read on, O Intrepid One, and lemme 'splain some things to you.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/">GDC08: Freaky Creatures</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/#651704"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/02/freakycreatures-2008-02-13-11-47-40-85_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/#651703"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/02/freakycreatures-2008-02-13-12-14-10-24_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/#651702"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/02/freakycreatures-2008-02-13-11-46-39-83_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/#651701"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/02/freakycreatures-2008-02-13-12-15-06-47_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/gdc08-freaky-creatures/#651699"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2008/02/freakycreatures-2008-02-13-11-23-38-74_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GDC08: Abandon Interactive's Freaky Creatures</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/">GDC08: Abandon Interactive's Freaky Creatures</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1119504/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/20/gdc08-abandon-interactives-freaky-creatures/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>abandon-interactive</category><category>battle-beasts</category><category>black-and-white</category><category>breaking</category><category>feature</category><category>featured</category><category>freaky-creatures</category><category>gdc</category><category>gdc08</category><category>gdc08fanboy</category><category>pokemon</category><category>webkinz</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akela Talamasca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
